Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1965 - 1491 páginas |
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... never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , Johnson is as good a scholar as such a one ; but such a one is as good a scholar as Johnson ; and this was said but of one , but of Lowe ; and I do not think he ...
... never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , Johnson is as good a scholar as such a one ; but such a one is as good a scholar as Johnson ; and this was said but of one , but of Lowe ; and I do not think he ...
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... never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy . Whoever wishes to attain an English style , familiar but ...
... never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy . Whoever wishes to attain an English style , familiar but ...
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... never been born , or had never died . So it would have been better for this nation if Lord Bute had never been minister , or had never resigned . ' In the evening we went to the Town - hall , which was converted into a temporary theatre ...
... never been born , or had never died . So it would have been better for this nation if Lord Bute had never been minister , or had never resigned . ' In the evening we went to the Town - hall , which was converted into a temporary theatre ...
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Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds | 1 |
Advertisement to the Third Edition | 9 |
Life of Samuel Johnson | 19 |
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